ילד

See also: י־ל־ד

Aramaic

Verb

ילד (transliteration needed)

  1. to bear children
  2. to be born

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ל־ד

Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, child), وَلَدَ (walada, to give birth), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, child)

Pronunciation

Noun

יֶלֶד (yéled) m (plural indefinite יְלָדִים, singular construct יֶלֶד־, plural construct יַלְדֵי־, feminine counterpart יַלְדָּה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a young (male) person.
  2. (specifically) A son, a (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a person's (male) offspring.
    כמה ילדים יש לכם?káma y'ladím yesh lakhém?How many children do you have?
  3. (derogatory) An immature adult; kid, child.
  4. (among children and teenagers) Used of a (male) peer of one's own age group.
    ילד מהכתה שליyéled meihakitá shelía boy from my class

Usage notes

Declension

References

Verb

יָלַד (yalád) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹלַד)

  1. (of a woman) To give birth (to a child).

Usage notes

  • Needless to say, this verb's masculine forms are exceedingly rare.

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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